Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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explode | No | No | Yes | No |
go off | No | No | Yes | No |
explode (verb) | go off (verb) |
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burst outward, usually with noise | be discharged or activated |
cause to burst with a violent release of energy | happen in a particular manner |
increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner | burst inward |
be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise | go off or discharge |
burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction | stop running, functioning, or operating |
show a violent emotional reaction | run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along |
show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete | |
drive from the stage by noisy disapproval | |
cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ | |
destroy by exploding |